Switching services
Treatment switches create administrative burden
Switching patients between medications or homecare providers creates significant administrative burden for NHS teams. Complex paperwork, coordination delays and prescription re-writes strain hospital staff, increasing costs and slowing potential savings. Streamlined processes are needed to enable access to these switches that can have immediate benefit.
Sciensus’ switching services eliminate administrative burden through comprehensive solutions for the NHS. Our lift and shift process enables immediate brand switches without new prescriptions – delivering cost savings from the very next delivery. Combined with validated exit data for provider switches and non-medical prescribing, we handle switching administration whilst ensuring seamless patient transitions.
Immediate cost savings
Rapid switch timelines
Relief of strained capacity
Realise the benefits of switching without the burden
Sciensus transforms medication and provider switching through innovative processes that prioritise both uninterrupted patient care and NHS efficiency. Our well controlled and validated processes are supported with real-time portal tracking to provide complete visibility and control.
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Lift and shift product switches
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Homecare provider switching
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Non-medical prescribing
Switch smarter with Sciensus today
Get in touch to discover how our switching services reduce administration, reduce NHS costs and prioritise patient care whilst delivering immediate savings from the very next delivery.
Switching prescriptions and homecare providers are vital tools for NHS teams under pressure. Product switches often involve moving patients from an originator brand to a biosimilar, unlocking significant cost savings for the NHS that allow increased funding for other treatments.
Lift and shift
With Sciensus’ lift and shift process, patients can be switched immediately without new prescriptions or registrations. This means savings are achieved from the very next delivery, eliminating the administrative delays that typically postpone cost benefits.
Simplified provider switching
Provider switching is often complex, but Sciensus simplifies it. Validated exit data allows patients to be registered directly into our system, avoiding lengthy paperwork and red tape. Our non-medical prescribing team issues continuation prescriptions, meaning patients receive the new product or service seamlessly and without treatment gaps.
Flexible switching pathways
Other flexible options include pre-populated prescriptions and prescription expiry switches, giving hospitals full control of how and when changes take place. Sciensus also supports outpatient-to-homecare transitions, meaning patients can benefit from home delivery with minimal NHS administration.
Complete support infrastructure
Sciensus has built the infrastructure, leveraging national nursing capacity and a unique self-serve Sciensus Connect portal, to offer full switching support. Utilising bulk prescription uploads and real-time tracking, NHS partners gain speed, cost savings and reassurance that patients are receiving the highest quality care at home.
Benefits for all stakeholders
The Sciensus pharmaceutical switching process reduces pressure on NHS teams while safeguarding the patient experience, with increased transparency through real-time access and audit trails that track the status and location of all medications.
Patient-focused transitions
Forward-thinking solutions
Complete flexibility
Frequently asked questions
What is lift and shift and how does it save the NHS money?
Lift and shift allows patients to switch from one brand to another without new prescriptions. Sciensus annotates prescriptions in our system so the next delivery automatically provides the new brand – typically a biosimilar – delivering instant NHS cost savings from the very next delivery without administrative burden or prescription rewrites.
How quickly can patients be switched between providers?
Our systems and non-medical prescribing reduce switch times from days to minutes. Validated exit data enables direct patient registration into our system, whilst our prescribing team issues continuation prescriptions to prevent treatment gaps, ensuring seamless transitions with minimal NHS admin.
What is non-medical prescribing and how does it help with switching?
Our non-medical prescribing team issues continuation prescriptions during product or provider switches, ensuring uninterrupted patient care and preventing treatment gaps. This accelerates transitions, delivers faster cost savings and releases NHS capacity by removing the need for hospital-issued prescriptions during switches.
Can Sciensus handle bulk switching of multiple patients?
Yes, our Sciensus Connect portal supports bulk prescription uploads of up to 100 at a time. Prescriptions are visible on patient accounts within 10 minutes, significantly speeding up the onboarding process and enabling efficient large-scale switching programmes with full real-time tracking.
What switching pathways does Sciensus offer?
We offer multiple flexible pathways tailored to NHS needs: lift and shift for immediate brand switches, validated exit data for provider switches, non-medical prescribing for continuation care, pre-populated prescriptions, prescription expiry switches and outpatient-to-homecare transitions – giving hospitals full control over how and when changes take place.
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